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Stomach ache stomach burning dark stool
I had stomach burning loos stools from a year i had endoscopy colanoscopy last year all came normal stomach showed gastritis and deodenitis i am on and off PPI since then one month ago my dr cheked for h pyroli which was positive he prescribed me sampraz hp kit for 14 days now i am having stomach pain and reaaly dark blakish stool at interval of weeks what may be the causes
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Dr. Kumar Parth
Gastroenterologist
21 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi dark( black) stool is called as malena which is a sign of bleeding in upper Gastro-intestinal system. Kindly get a stool tested for occult blood. That ulcer might would be bleeding. Continue your acid blocker medicines.
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